This could be a fun game for all the wrong reasons.
The Preds have lost five in a row, while the Blackhawks aren’t faring much better after losing their in OT to the Oilers on Thursday.
Schedule-wise, this game slightly favours Nashville with Chicago playing its third game in four nights. The Preds have also enjoyed a three-day break, which ties in nicely with the fact they’ve won nine of their last 10 against the Hawks.
The trends support a play on the Avs here in their second game of a back-to-back against Edmonton.
The short rest after playing in Calgary last night isn’t ideal, but Jared Bednar’s squad has made good of these difficult back-to-back spots winning their last four games when playing on short rest.
For the Oilers, this is their last game before the two-week Four Nations break, and while that could be seen as a huge positive, it might also be a distraction considering this is their third game in four nights.